Major fire at Perth recycling centre extinguished

Video caption, Firefighters were called to the Shore Recycling centre at around 4.30am on Sunday.

A fire which burned all day at a recycling centre on an industrial estate in Perth has been extinguished.

Fire crews were called to Shore Recycling at the Friarton Industrial Estate at 04:30 on Sunday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said on Monday morning that the fire had been extinguished and roads in the surrounding area had reopened.

It added that there will not be an impact on the opening of schools in the area.

Fire crews will remain at the site with officers from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) to monitor the situation.

Sepa has asked people to avoid the area so that recovery operations to continue.

Six fire appliances and two height appliances were called out to help tackle the blaze on Sunday, when plumes of smoke could be seen billowing across the city.